• adj. 苗條的；線條清晰的；和藹的

來自法語 svelte,苗條的，來自意大利語 svellere,拔出，來自通俗拉丁語*exvellere,拔出，來自 ex-,向外，vellere,拔，拉，來自 PIE*wel,拉，撕，詞源同 wool,vulture.

svelte (adj.)

"slender, lithe," 1817, from French svelte "slim, slender" (17c.), from Italian svelto "slim, slender," originally "pulled out, lengthened," past participle of svellere "to pluck or root out," from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + vellere "to pluck, stretch," from PIE *wel-no-, suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull."

1. Her figure is svelte.

她身材苗條。

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2. Envelope the yarn at night slack month spring, Ping is svelte.

春天的夜晚,淡月籠紗, 娉娉婷婷.

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3. A lady wears white yarn tippet, svelte coming a distance.

遠處還有一位身披白紗的貴婦, 娉婷而來.

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4. All Americans crave to be svelte ( and rich ).

所有的美國人都渴望身材苗條 ( 和富有 ).

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5. Suddenly, a product built on fat, calories and cards is trying to svelte.

忽然間, 這種由脂肪 、 卡路里和碳水化合物制成的產品竟想要給人輕盈苗條的感覺.

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